Vincente Minnelli was an American stage director and film director. From a career spanning over half a century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films. As of 2
Minnelli in c. the 1950s
The Marshall Field department store in Chicago (now rebranded as Macy's), where Minnelli decorated display windows
The Chicago Theatre, where Minnelli first designed costumes and sets for the stage
The interior stage of Radio City Music Hall, where Minnelli was chief costume designer and art director
Judy Garland was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades. She is known for her artistic range and strong contralto voice, working in a variety of genres includi
Vincente Minnelli
…Hattie (1942). He made his directorial film debut with Cabin in the Sky (1943). A year later, Minnelli directed Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) starring Judy Garland. He married Garland a year later, and their daughter Liza was born in 1946. He subsequently directed Garland in The Clock (1945), Ziegfeld Follies…
Garland's birthplace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is now a museum dedicated to her life and career.
The Gumm Sisters, also known as the Garland Sisters, c. 1935: Top row: Mary Jane and Dorothy Virginia Gumm; bottom: Frances Ethel (Judy Garland) Gumm
Garland and Mickey Rooney in a publicity photo for Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Garland in a publicity photo for The Wizard of Oz (1939)